As Dfariswheel said, do not try to heat treat firearms parts yourself. Also, realize that there is a very distinct relationship between hardness and strength (any kind of strength: yield, shear, tensile, etc) for any metal. Making a metal piece harder may actually make it break easier. Just trust that the manufacturers know more about what they are doing than you do.
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